Assessment of Aerobic Exercise Adverse Effects during COPD Exacerbation Hospitalization

Table 1

Comparison between included and excluded patients performing short duration physical activity.

	Excluded	Included	p
	Age, y	71.6 ± 11.8		65.5 ± 11.1	0.05
FEV1, L	0.99 ± 0.49	0.68 ± 0.35	0.25
FEV1, %	44.3 ± 16.3	34.2 ± 13.9	0.25
FEV1/FVC	0.49 ± 0.10	0.43 ± 0.05	0.10

Values expressed as mean ± standard deviation. FEV1: forced expiratory volume in one second; FVC: forced vital capacity. p < 0.05, comparisons evaluated by t-test.